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.Dd December 27, 2004
.Dt ZIP_FILE_STRERROR 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm zip_file_strerror ,
.Nm zip_strerror
.Nd get string representation for a zip error
.Sh LIBRARY
libzip (-lzip)
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In zip.h
.Ft const char *
.Fn zip_file_strerror "struct zip_file *file"
.Ft const char *
.Fn zip_strerror "struct zip *archive"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn zip_strerror
function returns a string describing the last error for the zip archive
.Ar archive ,
while the
.Fn zip_file_strerror
function does the same for a zip file
.Ar file
(one file in an archive).
The returned string must not be modified or freed, and becomes invalid when
.Ar archive
or
.Ar file ,
respectively,
is closed or on the next call to
.Fn zip_strerror
or
.Fn zip_file_strerror ,
respectively,
for the same archive.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
.Fn zip_file_strerror
and
.Fn zip_strerror
return a pointer to the error string.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr libzip 3 ,
.Xr zip_error_to_str 3
.Sh AUTHORS
.An -nosplit
.An Dieter Baron Aq dillo@giga.or.at
and
.An Thomas Klausner Aq tk@giga.or.at